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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

COMO Cocoa Island House Reef

22 April, 2018

Team Leader
Jingjing Yan
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
44.8 kgs (measured)

3.9187930700062, 73.469715565987

Survey Information

Location Name
COMO Cocoa Island House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
COMO Cocoa Island
Country
Maldives
Date
22 April, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 3.9187930700062
Longitude: 73.469715565987
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–22 meters
Area Surveyed
19000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 77
Bait Containers, Packaging 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 20
Food Wrappers (plastic) 32
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 5
Plastic Fragments 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 8
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 8
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
Metal Fragments 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 11
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Electrical wires 9

Near by local island with no proper rubbish disposal treatment. Construction or reparation of the resort jetties. Large drums and construction debris found but was too heavy to remove

Mobile phone

Plastic wrappers and packaging

Fishing lines

Plastic grocery bags


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